Always maintained the night prayer

Reference: Siyar A’laam an-Nubalaa v15 p483

al-Haakim رحمه الله said:

I heard Muhammad ibn Hamdoon say:

‘I accompanied Abu Bakr ibn Ishaaq as-Sibghee for [many] years, and I never saw him leave the night prayer – not during travel, and nor when he wasn’t [travelling].’

Translation originally published on 12 May, 2016.